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CHAPTER 20 Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861–1865 A. True-False Where the statement is true, circle T; where it is false, circle F. 1. T F Lincoln deliberately decided to provoke a war by sending strong military reinforcements to Fort Sumter. 2. T F In order to appease the Border States, Lincoln first insisted that the North was fighting only to preserve the Union and not to abolish slavery. 3. T F The South’s advantage in the Civil War was that it only had to fight to a stalemate on its own territory, while the North had to fight a war of conquest against a hostile population. 4. T F The North generally had superior military leadership, while the South struggled to find successful commanders for its armies. 5. T F In the long run, Northern economic and population advantages effectively wore down Southern resistance. 6. T F The antislavery feelings of many in the British working class restrained the pro-Confederate sympathies of the British aristocracy and government. 7. T F Northern pressure eventually forced the British Navy to stop the Alabama from raiding Union shipping. 8. T F The French Emperor Napoleon III took advantage of America’s Civil War to invade Mexico and install his puppet Emperor Maximilian as the ruler there. 9. T F Abraham Lincoln’s lack of political experience in high administrative office made him less effective in leading public opinion than the highly experienced Confederate president Jefferson Davis. 10. T F The Civil War draft reflected the North’s commitment to fighting a war based on the ideal of equal treatment of citizens from all economic conditions. 11. T F Lincoln’s temporary violations of civil liberties were strongly opposed by Congress. 12. T F The North effectively financed its Civil War effort through an income tax, higher tariffs, and the sale of federal government bonds. 13. T F The South in effect used severe inflation as a means of financing its war effort. 14. T F Northern women effectively supported the Union cause through hospital and relief work in ways that southern women were prevented from doing. 15. T F Despite losing the Civil War, the South emerged with its basic agricultural and transportation infrastructure fairly intact. B. Multiple Choice Select the best answer and circle the corresponding letter. 1. Lincoln’s plan for the besieged federal forces in Fort Sumter was to a. order the soldiers there to open fire on the surrounding Confederate army. b. send about 3,000 soldiers and marines to reinforce the fort. c. make a symbolic show of support and then withdraw the forces. d. send U.S. naval forces to gain control of Charleston Harbor. e. send supplies for the existing soldiers but not to add new reinforcements. 2. The firing on Fort Sumter had the effect of a. pushing ten other states to join South Carolina in seceding from the Union. b. causing Lincoln to declare a war to free the slaves. c. strengthening many Northerners’ view that the South should be allowed to secede. d. arousing enthusiastic Northern support for a war to put down the South’s rebellion. e. making the North aware that the Civil War would be long and costly. 3. The four states that joined the Confederacy only after Lincoln’s call for troops to suppress the rebellion in April 1861 were a. Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. b. Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. c. Missouri, Maryland, Kentucky, and Delaware. d. South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Mississippi. e. Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Chapter Error! Unknown document property name.: Error! Unknown document property name. 4. 198 Lincoln at first declared that the war was being fought a. only to save the Union and not to free the slaves. b. in order to end slavery everywhere except the Border States. c. in order to restore the Missouri Compromise. d. only to punish South Carolina for firing on Fort Sumter. e. only to restore federal control over the forts and arsenals in the South. 5. Which of the following was not among the Border States? a. Missouri b. Kentucky c. Oklahoma d. Maryland e. Delaware 6. The term Butternut region refers to the a. mountain areas of the South that remained loyal to the Union. b. Border States, especially Kentucky and Missouri, that contained large numbers of Confederate supporters. c. areas of the upper Midwest that supplied a large portion of the committed Union volunteers. d. areas of southern Pennsylvania and New York that supported the war but hated the draft. e. areas of southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois that opposed an antislavery war. 7. In the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), most of the Five Civilized Tribes a. supported the Confederacy and sent warriors to fight for it. b. supported a war for the Union but not a war against slavery. c. sent many young warriors to fight for the Union cause. d. tried to stay neutral in the “white man’s war.” e. used the Civil War to reassert their independence. 8. Among the significant advantages the Confederacy possessed at the beginning of the Civil War was a. a stronger and more balanced economy. b. a stronger navy. c. better-trained officers and soldiers. d. a larger reserve of manpower. e. better political leadership. 9. Among the advantages the Union possessed at the beginning of the Civil War was a. better preparation of its ordinary soldiers for military life. b. a continuing influx of immigrant manpower from Europe. c. more highly educated and experienced generals. d. the ability to fight a primarily defensive war. e. strong support from the British and French aristocracy. 10. The response to the Civil War in Europe was a. almost unanimous support for the North. b. support for the South among the upper classes and for the North among the working classes. c. almost unanimous support for the South. d. support for the South in France and Spain and for the North in Britain and Germany. e. support for the North in the large cities and for the South in rural areas. 11. The South’s weapon of King Cotton failed to draw Britain into the war on the side of the Confederacy because a. the British discovered that they could substitute flax and wool for cotton. b. the British proved able to grow sufficient cotton in their own land. c. the British found sufficient cotton from previous stockpiles and from new sources like Egypt and India. d. the threat of war with France distracted British attention for several years. e. Confederate smugglers evaded the Union blockade and delivered sufficient cotton supplies to Britain. 11. The U.S. minister in London warned that the United States would declare war against Britain if a. the British navy did not help to sink the Confederate raider Alabama. b. Confederate agents continued to use Canada as a safe base for raids into the North. c. the British did not withdraw their support for French intervention in Mexico. d. the British aristocracy continued to express public support for the Confederacy. e. the British government delivered the Laird ram warships it had built to the Confederacy. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Chapter Error! Unknown document property name.: Error! Unknown document property name. 199 12. Lincoln argued that his assertion of sweeping executive powers and suspension of certain civil liberties was justified because a. he was confident that Congress and the Supreme Court would approve his actions. b. the South had committed even larger violations of the Constitution. c. during wartime, a president has unlimited power over the civilian population. d. he had plainly stated that he would take such steps during his campaign for the presidency. e. it was necessary to set aside small provisions of the Constitution in order to save the Union. 13. Many of the new millionaires who emerged in the North during the Civil War a. committed their personal fortunes to the Union cause. b. made their fortunes by providing poorly made, shoddy goods to the Union armies. c. made their highest profits by selling captured cotton to British textile manufacturers. d. earned public distrust by secretly advocating a negotiated settlement with the Confederacy. e. paid the largest portion of the taxes that financed the Union war effort. 14. Northern women made particular advances during the Civil War by a. advocating the right to vote for both African Americans and women. b. entering industrial employment and providing medical aid for soldiers on both sides. c. pushing for women to take up noncombatant roles in the military. d. upholding the feminine ideals of peace and reconciliation. e. operating farms and shops while their men were away fighting the war. C. Identification Supply the correct identification for each numbered description. 1. 2. __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________ 7. __________ 8. __________ ` __________ 9. 10. __________ 11. __________ 12. __________ The four original Border States where secession failed but slavery still survived The federal military installation in Charleston Harbor against which the first shots of the Civil War were fired A British ship from which two Confederate diplomats were forcibly removed by the U.S. Navy, creating a major crisis between London and Washington Confederate navy warship built in Britain that wreaked havoc on Northern shipping until it was finally sunk in 1864 Ironclad warships that were kept out of Confederate hands by Minister Adams’s stern protests to the British government Constitutional protection against arbitrary arrest and imprisonment that was suspended by President Lincoln on the grounds that the Union was at risk of destruction Violent protests by largely Irish working class citizens against being forced to serve in a war against slavery that they opposed Popular term for the paper currency that was issued by the wartime Union government to help finance the war Financial institution set up by the wartime federal government to sell war bonds and issue a stable paper currency Federal law of 1862 that offered free land in the West to pioneers willing to settle on it, even during the Civil War Union agency organized by Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell and others to provide field hospitals, supplies, and nurses to U.S. soldiers. New profession that Clara Barton and others first opened to many women during the Civil War Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Chapter Error! Unknown document property name.: Error! Unknown document property name. 200 D. Matching People, Places, and Events Match the person, place, or event in the left column with the proper description in the right column by inserting the correct letter on the blank line. 1. ___ Napoleon III 2. ___ Charles Francis Adams 3. ___ Thomas J. Jackson a. b. c. 4. ___ Maximilian 5. ___ Sally Tompkins 6. ___ Jay Cooke 7. ___ Abraham Lincoln d. e. f. 8. ___ Jefferson Davis 9. ___ Elizabeth Blackwell g. 10. ___ Clara Barton h. i. j. American envoy whose shrewd diplomacy helped keep Britain neutral during the Civil War An Old World aristocrat, manipulated as a puppet in Mexico, who was shot when his puppet-master deserted him An inexperienced leader in war but a genius at inspiring and directing his nation’s cause Leader whose conflict with states’ rights advocates and rigid personality harmed his ability to mobilize and direct his nation’s war effort Head of a major New York bank that marketed war bonds for the Union government at a profit Slippery French dictator who ignored the Monroe Doctrine by intervening in Mexican politics Robert E. Lee’s brilliant military assistant for much of the Civil War whose nickname symbolized his strength and determination Helped transform nursing into a respected profession during the Civil War Leading organizer of medical services for the South, who was made a captain in the Confederate army for her efforts First woman physician, organizer of the United States Sanitary Commission E. Putting Things in Order Put the following events in correct order by numbering them from 1 to 5. 1. ___ Secretary of State Seward threatens to send an American army against the Frenchinstalled government of Mexico. 2. ___ Napoleon III’s puppet emperor is removed from power in Mexico under threat of American intervention. 3. ___ The firing on Fort Sumter unifies the North and leads to Lincoln’s call for troops. 4. ___ The Alabama escapes from a British port and begins wreaking havoc on Northern shipping. 5. ___ Charles Francis Adams’s successful diplomacy prevents the Confederacy from obtaining two Laird ram warships. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Chapter Error! Unknown document property name.: Error! Unknown document property name. 201 F. Matching Cause and Effect Match the historical cause in the left column with the proper effect in the right column by writing the correct letter on the blank line. Cause Effect 1. ___ South Carolina’s assault on Fort a. Sumter 2. ___ Lincoln’s first call for troops to b. suppress the rebellion c. 3. ___ Lincoln’s careful use of moral suasion, politics, and military force 4. ___ The large Northern advantage in human resources 5. ___ ___ e. The North’s naval blockade and industrial superiority 6. d. f. The British aristocracy’s sympathy g. with the South h. 7. ___ American minister C. F. Adams’s diplomacy i. 8. ___ British expansion of cotton growing in colonial Egypt and India j. 9. ___ The class-biased unfairness of the Civil War draft 10. ___ Lincoln’s belief that the Civil War emergency required drastic action Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Enabled textile mills to keep functioning despite the Civil War and expanded Britain’s share of global markets Enabled Northern generals to wear down Southern armies, even at the cost of many lives Unified the North and made it determined to preserve the Union by military force Eventually gave the Union a crucial economic advantage over the mostly agricultural South Deterred the British from recognizing and aiding the Confederacy Caused four more Upper South states to secede and join the Confederacy Kept the Border States in the Union Led the British government toward actions that aided the Confederacy and angered the Union Led to riots by underprivileged Northern whites, especially Irish Americans Led to temporary infringements on civil liberties and Congress’s constitutional powers